[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 2:25 PM -0500 10/12/06, Gonz wrote: > >>I have alot of Kodachrome slides taken with my trusty ME-Super all the >>way up to my PZ-1. I have been attempting to scan these with my Epson >>4990, which is a pretty decent scanner from what I've read. But the >>slides always seem to scan very dark, even though I can put them on a >>light table and see them just fine, and they project beautifully. Do >>any of these scanners have provisions for upping the brightness of the >>lamp, or changing the ISO (sensitivity) of the scanner sensor? It seems >>that doing this during scanning would be more effective than me trying >>to stretch out the underexposed scan afterwards with levels. > > > You can adjust the brightness right in the scanning software. > I've tried that with both the Silverfast and Epson software and still the histogram comes out very left weighted with practically nothing right of the middle. I think the slides are just too dense. > >>The other problem I have is that apparently because of the mount, the >>slides seem slightly out of focus. I suppose to get them to scan >>perfectly in focus I would have to take them off the mount so they can >>lay flat on the scanner bed. That just seems drastic however. > > > I notice that the previews always look soft but the actual scans come > out nice and sharp. > > And don't forget to turn off digital ice for Kodachromes! Sometimes > that can make the final scans look very strange. > Thanks. I'll make sure of that.
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